Susan Hated Literature

She'd much prefer to read a good book

Billy Connolly

20 December 2004
Cast: Billy Connolly, Emily Browning, Jim Carey, Jude Law, Kenneth Nkosi, Liam Aiken, Meryl Streep, Mothusi Magano, Presley Chweneyagae, Terry Pheto, Thembi Nyandeni, Zenzo Ngqobe
Script: Robert Gordon
Genre: Juv/YA, sff
7 Stars
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Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events [based on books] by Daniel Handler directed by Brad Silberling

I’ll admit first off that I haven’t read the books … yet. I did give the first three to my little sister for Christmas though, so I may get around to them at some stage. Then again the TBR pile … Continue reading →

13 January 2004
Cast: Billy Connolly, Ken Watanabe, Tom Cruise
Script: Edward Zwick, John Logan, Marshall Herskovitz
Genre: Action, historical fiction
Setting: 1870s, C19th, Japan
6 Stars
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The Last Samurai directed by Edward Zwick

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I went to see this film. Sure Japanese swords, fights and Tom Cruise, but apart from the basic plot, which is American soldier with troubled past goes to Japan and finds himself, … Continue reading →